Sunday, 8 March 2015 - Central Park
(Manhattan, N.Y. City)
A very few arrivals noted this warming day included American Woodcock
(the Ramble), Wood Ducks (up to a dozen+ in the a.m., although either
scattered, hiding or moved on further later in the day), and a very
few Red-winged Blackbir
This morning in Riverhead I had an adult bald eagle behind the aquarium -
and apparently there was a subadult that had been there as well not too
long before I arrived. About 30 minutes later, further west along the
River were two sub-adults soaring high in the sky. I've heard there is at
least o
A raptor-ous day. There were a minimum of two light morph Rough-legged hawks at
Floyd Bennett Field this afternoon along with one female Kestrel, at least two
Red-tailed hawks, and at least one Cooper's.
Peregrine, N. Harrier, and a distant bird that sparked some debate that I'm
calling a jv.
The last late-blooming flowers of Bryant Park were killed off in a major
frosting just before Thanksgiving. Then the grounds crew cleared most of the
downed autumn leaves, giving the bordering hedges a pristine look but reducing
the chances of winter hearties that could take advantage of the ho
The two Barnacles continue in Calverton. They are feeding in the farm field
east of Riley Ave. The birds have been quite vocal, signaling to each other
several times throughout the hour plus duration in which I viewed them. A
Cackling Goose joined up with the Barnacles as well following them clo
